Life-saving suit.



J. JI H'ASZJ LIFE SAVING SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1912.

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WITNESSES 8 Y E N R O T T A JOSEE JUIHASZ, 0F UNITY STATION,PENNSYLVANIA.

LIFE-SAVING SUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

Application filed August 1, 1912. Serial No. 712,711.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnr (format, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Unity Station, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLife-Saving Suits, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a life saving suit, and my invention aims toprovide a waterproof suit that can be easily placed upon the body toprevent the body from being injured by'floating ice, wreckage and otherdebris.

My invention further aims to provide a life saving suit that can besafely worn to maintain the body afloat until picked up by a life savingboat or other vessel.

My invention still further aims to accomplish the above results by amechanical construction that is simple, durable, inexpensive manufactureand highly efficient for the purposes for which it is intended.

The invention will be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1is a front elevation of a life saving suit in accordance with thisinvention, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a portion of the suit.

A life saving suit in accordance with this invention comprises a body orjacket 1 that has integral trousers 2, said trousers having integralfeet 3. Formed integral with the body or jacket 1 are arms at havinggloves 5 and stitched or otherwise connected, as at 6 to the wristportions of the arms i are straps 7 to be buckled to maintain the arms 4in snug engagement with the arms of the body, preventing the arms frombecoming inflated. Straps 8 are carried by the legs of the trousers 2for the same purpose. The suit further includes a combined hood andshoulder covering element and which consists of an extension 13 at thefront of the top of the body portion or jacket 1 and which terminates ina hood 9, provided with a sight opening 10, the latter being closed by atransparent plate 11. The hood 9 is contracted as at 12 to provide aneck and projecting from the front, at the lower end of said hood 9, isa shoulder covering member 13 provided with flaps 15 which are adapted.to extend around to the front of the extension 13, overlap each otherand are secured together as at 16. The member 13 is provided with snapbuttons or other fastening means, as at 14 for detachably connectingsaid member to the rear of the garment, a strap 17 is positioned aroundthe contracted portion of the hood for maintaining the latteriinposition.

The body or jacket 1 at the waist line has a life saving belt,comprising a case 18 filled with rubber 19 or other non-absorbentbuoyant material. The life savingbelt can be secured to the bodyorjacket] 1 or detachably mounted thereon by straps and buckles 20. Fromthe foregoing it will be observed that the body is inclosed by the suitand that the suit is practically water-proof. When made of light anddurable rubber or other waterproof flexible material it can be easilyfitted upon a body.

What I claim is A life saving suit formed from a single piece ofimpervious flexible material and including a jacket having projectingtherefrom sleeves provided with gloves and further having projectingtherefrom legs having foot coverings, straps, carried by said legs andsleeves for strapping them to the body of the wearer, an extensionprojecting from the top of said jacket, a hood carried by said extensionand having a sight opening in the front thereof, a shoulder coveringmember depending from said hood and provided with a pair of flapsadapted to be secured together forwardly of said extension, said hoodcontracted to provide a neck portion, a strap.surrounding said neckportion, means for detachably connecting said memher to said jacket, anda life saving belt connected to the waist portion of the jacket.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

. JOSEF JUHASZT Witnesses WANDA M. KULnszA,

Sornm E. DUNN.

